Dame Deborah James is an example of courage to millions – including an NHS worker whose mum died the same day.
Ambulance dispatcher Helen Smith is one of three people who tell today how the cancer campaigner’s kindness, honesty and dynamism touched their lives.
Helen, 42, had a video call with Deborah while working long hours during the pandemic and trying to cope with the sudden death of her dad Geoff aged 71 in 2020.
